MINI MARZIPAN CARROTS

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Categories     Cake     Cookies     Carrot     Marzipan

Yield makes 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 4

7 ounces marzipan
Orange gel-paste food coloring
5 chocolate wafer cookies, very finely ground
Fresh carrot greens (reserved from Carrot-Ginger Cupcakes) or fresh dill

Steps:

  • With a toothpick, add a dab of food coloring to the marzipan and knead with fingers to combine; continue until desired shade is achieved.
  • Shape mounded 1/2 teaspoons of marzipan into 24 balls, and place on a clean work surface. Using your hands, roll each piece back and forth to form a 2-inch log. Using your fingers, shape one end of each log into a tapered point to form a carrot shape. (It needn't be perfect; garden carrots have lumps and bumps.) Use the tip of a skewer or toothpick to make a small hole at the top of the carrot. Using a paring knife, make small grooves across the surface of each carrot in a random design. Carrots can be kept at room temperature, in an airtight container, for up to 1 week.
  • When ready to serve, roll carrots in cookie crumbs, lightly brushing off excess, and insert carrot greens into the holes.
  • Mini Marzipan Carrots how-to
  • Orange-tinted marzipan balls are rolled into carrot shapes on a work surface, then scored with a knife. The marzipan carrots are then rolled in chocolate cookie crumbs and topped with carrot greens or dill to make them look like they're fresh from the garden.

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